| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton: convincing. But suddenly he saw the reporter's face soften, and
melt to a naive sentimentalism.
"Mr. Granice--has the memory of it always haunted you?"
Granice stared a moment, and then leapt at the opening. "That's
it--the memory of it . . . always . . ."
McCarren nodded vehemently. "Dogged your steps, eh? Wouldn't
let you sleep? The time came when you HAD to make a clean breast
of it?"
"I had to. Can't you understand?"
The reporter struck his fist on the table. "God, sir! I don't
suppose there's a human being with a drop of warm blood in him
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from When the World Shook by H. Rider Haggard: should prefer to go on with the business."
"And I say," said Bastin, "that my most earnest desire is to be
clear of the whole thing, which wearies and perplexes me more
than I can tell. Only I am not going to run away, unless you
think it desirable to do so too, Lady Yva. I want you to
understand that I am not in the least afraid of the Lord Oro, and
do not for one moment believe that he will be allowed to bring
about disaster to the world, as I understand is his wicked
object. Therefore on the whole I am indifferent and quite
prepared to accept any decision at which the rest of you may
arrive."
When the World Shook |
